The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

[River_Lizard]

Leavin' home so I can arrive Monday morning to pickup my Crestliner. I hope it even looks better in person than what it did in the photos because it'll make my trip home more enjoyable! Crazy...maybe but I think I'm going to enjoy this boat so it'll be worth the drive to me.

Here's the route I'm going:
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Varina,+VA&daddr=New+London,+WI&hl=en&sll=44.392758,-88.739826&sspn=0.099725,0.222301&geocode=FXhvOwIdLM9j-yl7krFYOwWxiTFLoQPFEdvzqw%3BFTZhpQIdDvC1-inzg1gTmCsCiDHGCtcJLvC3-A&gl=us&mra=ls&t=m&z=6

 

[lncoop]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Cool. I love a good road trip adventure. Let us know how you come out.

 

[Rockmere1]

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Good Luck! "Keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your tail, we will catch ya on the flip flop!" Lol

 

[aspeck]

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I'll be down in your neck of the woods early summer. And when you are at the Breezewood exit in PA you are an hour from my place ... Yell real loud when you go by and we will shout back at you! LOL! Be safe and enjoy your road trip!

 

[River_Lizard]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

I'll be down in your neck of the woods early summer. And when you are at the Breezewood exit in PA you are an hour from my place ... Yell real loud when you go by and we will shout back at you! LOL! Be safe and enjoy your road trip!

I'll honk the horn a couple of times as I fly by. Thanks.

My vehicle got a ticket when I was road tripping up between DC and Baltimore...dang cameras!! Week and a half later I receive a notice in the mail with photos of my Jeep and trailer. So now when I see warning signs that say "Speed limit enforced by camera" I'll be slowing down some! :facepalm:
My wife has already made a list of cheeses that she wants me to pickup in Wisconsin. I told her I wasn't going on a shopping trip, the goal is to pickup a boat and high-tail-it back to VA as quick as possible....not be looking for some weird cheese!! LOL But I know I won't be leaving home without a cooler in my Jeep and a list handed to me.

 

[Summer Fun]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Congrats on the new toy & Have a SAFE trip.

 

[Moody Blue]

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Holly crap, that must be one sweet ***** boat to drive all that way to pick it up.

Good luck on the trip. Do you have a co-pilot to help out with the driving?

 

[aspeck]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

MMMMM. Cheese ... lot's of good little cheese shops there, remember a few of them well. Started enjoying curds there ... do you deliver???? LOL!

 

[River_Lizard]

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MMMMM. Cheese ... lot's of good little cheese shops there, remember a few of them well. Started enjoying curds there ... do you deliver???? LOL!

If I'm not mistaken.....the word curds was on the list of hers! Sorry no cheese deliveries.


Moody........nope......just me and my ipod. It's a good thing I have 7,800+ songs on it!! This will be the longest trip I've made in the last 15 yrs....before that a 17.5 would be a drive in the park for me but it's been a long time since I hit the road with a distance like this...gonna see if this old body can put up with living in a vehicle for a whole day!

 

[roscoe]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Hey there River Lizard.

Buying from Rawhide, right?


To get to Rawhide:

Take 45 north to 96.

96 west to Readfield.

Then County W north to HH.

HH west to Ernst Road.

Ernst Road north to Weiland Road.

Weiland Road west to Rawhide road, to the end, on the left.


Quite a facility.

Take a few minutes to walk thru the visitor center.


Once you get 40 miles north of Milwaukee, stop at Kwik Trip gas stations.
Clean, good snacks and sandwiches, and ethanol free gas.

There is a Fleet Farm on the west frontage road in Oshkosh, just in case you need any tie downs, or a set of trailer lights, or tires.

I'll be about 10 miles downstream of Rawhide on Sunday, as the spring walleye spawning run is just starting.

Drive safe.

Oh, if you are looking for a motel, avoid Oshkosh.

Try Appleton or Fond du Lac.

If you are into aviation, stop at the EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) museum and grounds. South side of Oshkosh, east frontage road.

If you need any further info, just ask.

 

[River_Lizard]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Thanks for the great information Roscoe! Appreciate it. No sightseeing runs on this trip, the most I plan to do purchase some cheese for the Mrs :facepalm: then I'm hitting the road to home again. Going to see if I can't hit at least Ohio by Monday evening, then stop for some shut eye for about 4 or 5 hrs and then finish up the drive home. Would like to get home sometime Tuesday morning if possible.

 

[southkogs]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

MMMMM. Cheese ... lot's of good little cheese shops there, remember a few of them well. Started enjoying curds there ... do you deliver???? LOL!

If you can, nab some curds - especially if you've never had them before. Few people realize how good that stuff is. Cheese in Wisconsin is an art form.

Have a good trip.

 

[roscoe]

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Have a safe trip.

Good luck getting thru Chicago on Monday afternoon. It can be hit and miss in the day time.

 

[jbcurt00]

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If you haven't done Pittsburgh to South Bend Indiana before, there are a lot of tolls. Most take credit & atm as I remember. Might be more then $40 each way. When I was last that way, the Ohio turnpike rest stop plazas weren't but about 5 or 7cents more on gas & significantly easier to use then getting off the toll road.

Travel & drive safe! Looking forward to seeing your new rig!

I'll try & get a plan for a trip your way soon. I need to make a trip to Martinsburg, WV soon for work, that'd be 2/3rds there.....

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Hope your trip up was uneventful & the new rig is all that you hoped!

Safe travels back!

 

[jkust]

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Yikes, that quite a drive. I'd have had it delivered like my recent tow vehicle. Bought it on Friday via pictures and it was in my driveway Monday noon. Good luck to you.

 

[River_Lizard]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

2200 miles in 2.5 days. Home...but just waiting on my brain to show up!! This dude is crashing!! I'll take photos and post them either late today or tomorrow after I've recovered some!!

 

[FlaCowboy]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Good to see you made a safe trip.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: The Sunday morning crazy trip...17.5

Congrats on getting her & you both home safe! Pix when you can!

 

[aspeck]

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Hey, where are my curds???? I was waiting at Breezewood and you didn't slow down!!!